Academic Journal
Exponential Concentration in Stochastic Approximation.
| Τίτλος: | Exponential Concentration in Stochastic Approximation. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Law, Kody J. H.1 (AUTHOR) kody.law@manchester.ac.uk, Walton, Neil2 (AUTHOR) neil.walton@durham.ac.uk, Yang, Shangda1 (AUTHOR) shangda.yang@manchester.ac.uk |
| Πηγή: | Operations Research. Jan/Feb2026, Vol. 74 Issue 1, p446-463. 18p. |
| Θεματικοί όροι: | *Markov processes, Stochastic approximation, Ergodic theory, Asymptotic analysis |
| Περίληψη: | We analyze the behavior of stochastic approximation algorithms where iterates, in expectation, progress toward an objective at each step. When progress is proportional to the step size of the algorithm, we prove exponential concentration bounds. These tail-bounds contrast asymptotic normality results, which are more frequently associated with stochastic approximation. The methods that we develop rely on a proof of geometric ergodicity. The extends results on the exponential ergodicity of Markov chains to stochastic approximation algorithms. We apply our results to several different stochastic approximation algorithms, specifically Projected Stochastic Gradient Descent, Kiefer-Wolfowitz, and Stochastic Frank-Wolfe algorithms. When applicable, our results prove faster O(1/t) and linear convergence rates for Projected Stochastic Gradient Descent with a nonvanishing gradient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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